Figure and
Ground
In this module you will
probe McLuhan's ideas about media as active environments rather than passive
systems of delivery
Suggested readings for
this module:
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"The Medium is the Message"
in Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. New York: McGraw-Hill,
1964
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"Laws of Media" in McLuhan,
Eric and Frank Zingrone (eds.). Essential McLuhan. Toronto: Anansi,
1995
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"The Gadget Lover" in Understanding
Media: The Extensions of Man. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964